tyke

or tike

[ tahyk ]

/ taɪk /

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noun

a child, especially a small boy.

any small child.

a cur; mongrel.

Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor.

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Origin of tyke

1350–1400; Middle English <Old Norse tīk bitch

Words nearby tyke

tycoon, Tydeus, tyee, Tygart, tying, tyke, Tylenol, Tyler, tylopod, Tylor, tylosis

Other definitions for tyke (2 of 2)

tyke²

or tike

[ tahyk ]

/ taɪk /

noun

Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.

Origin of tyke

1940–45; compare Ulster English Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic English teague derogatory name for an Irishman <Irish Tadhg a common personal name

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How to use tyke in a sentence

There are even car seat mount kits to put the screen on the back of a headrest if your tykes spend a lot of time gaming on the way to grandmother’s house.
Go big, but don’t go home with the best Nintendo Switch games when out and about|Billy Cadden|July 18, 2021|Popular-Science
The tyke asked the gov his favorite part about being governor.
Turns Out Chris Christie Hated Traffic on the George Washington Bridge, Too|David Freedlander|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Supe III, the Namath one and the first one I watched as a little tyke, took care of that.
Michael Tomasky Says Move the Super Bowl to Saturday|Michael Tomasky|February 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Soon after the young tyke began collecting presidential memorabilia and other knickknacks.
The White House Scammer|Jacob Bernstein|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Bobby lapped a' it so eagerly, yet so daintily, that she added: "He's a weel-broucht-up tyke, Jamie."
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
"Eh, ye gude-for-naethin' tyke," he said to Bobby, in transparent pretense of his uselessness.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
An' look 'ere, if yer want a flag for the revolution, tyke muvver's trahsers an' tie 'em to the corfin.
The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
Was the most utterly shabby, vulgar, mean-looking cur I ever beheld: in one word, a tyke.
Spare Hours|John Brown
To be sure, we call a dog a “tyke,” and to describe any one as a dog is not complimentary, unless qualifications are made.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for tyke

tyke

tike

/ (taɪk) /

noun

a dog, esp a mongrel

informal a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof

British dialect a rough ill-mannered person

Also called: Yorkshire tyke British slang, often offensive a person from Yorkshire

Australian slang, offensive a Roman Catholic

Word Origin for tyke

C14: from Old Norse tīk bitch

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